LEADER 02210oam 2200553Ma 450 001 9910825029103321 005 20230124202119.0 010 $a1-000-30431-0 010 $a1-000-23243-3 010 $a0-429-31349-7 035 $a(CKB)4960000000108828 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5793855 035 $a(OCoLC)1105149789$z(OCoLC)1105272652$z(OCoLC)1105719069 035 $a(OCoLC-P)1105149789 035 $a(FlBoTFG)9780429313493 035 $a(EXLCZ)994960000000108828 100 $a20190620d2019 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Persian Gulf $ean introduction to its peoples, politics, and economics /$fDavid E. Long 210 $aLONDON $cROUTLEDGE$d2019 215 $a1 online resource (xi, 172 pages) 225 1 $aWestview special studies on the Middle East 311 $a0-367-29474-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 165-172). 330 $aSince the energy crisis of 1973, the political, economic, and strategic importance of the Persian Gulf to U.S. interests has become readily apparent. Yet little has been written on the area or on policy considerations toward it. This book, in its second, updated edition, fills a considerable part of the gap in the literature. The first chapter desc 410 0$aWestview special studies on the Middle East. 606 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Essays$2bisacsh 606 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General$2bisacsh 606 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National$2bisacsh 606 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Reference$2bisacsh 607 $aPersian Gulf Region 607 $aPersian Gulf Region$xPolitics and government 615 7$aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Essays. 615 7$aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General. 615 7$aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National. 615 7$aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Reference. 676 $a320.91824 676 $a953.6 700 $aLong$b David E$0243529 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910825029103321 996 $aThe Persian Gulf$94076647 997 $aUNINA